Glad to see you’re starting with our pattern Inez!
Inez is a fun summer jacket that combines really nice with a jeans and top for a casual look. The front and back of Inez are divided into different sections and finished with a facing. Inez has wide, half length sleeves and large topstitched pockets at the front. Unleash your creativity with this pattern with its endless opportunities for colour blocking! You can make Inez in a plain fabric or choose a printed fabric for a kimono inspired garment! And you won’t just be creating a beautiful garment with this pattern, the sewing process is also a lot of fun: no buttons or zippers and most of the stitching is straight ahead! Yay!
Place the dividing seam of front center and side with the right sides together and stitch. Use the marking in the middle of the seam to place the pattern pieces together correctly. Finish the edges together with an overlock or by zigzagging and press towards the side piece.
Finish the long side and bottom of the pocket with an overlock or by zigzagging. Add a strip of interfacing of 5 cm wide at the pocket opening, at 1 cm of, and parallel with, the top edge. Press 1 cm and then another 4 cm of the top to the wrong side. Stitch in place just next to the edge.
Press the long side and bottom of the pocket 1,5 cm to the wrong side.
Pin or baste the pocket at the front bottom piece, at the marking in the side seam and the tailor’s tack on the front. The side seam of the pocket lays together with the side seam of the front. Topstitch the pocket just next to the edge, also at the side seam. Stitch a small triangle at the top of the pocket opening so your seam allowance is neatly attached.
Pin the waist seam of the top and bottom part of the front with the right sides together. The marking on the bottom part of the front matches with the dividing seam of the top part. Stitch and finish the seams together with an overlock or by zigzagging. Press the seams downwards.
Pin the dividing seam of back center and side with the right sides together and stitch. Use the marking in the middle of the seam to place the pattern pieces together correctly. Finish the seams together with an overlock or by zigzagging and press towards the side piece.
Pin the waist seam of the top and bottom part of the back with the right sides together. The markings on the bottom part of the back match with the dividing seams of the top part. Stitch and finish the seams together with an overlock or by zigzagging. Press the seams downwards.
Finish the shoulder seams of front and back with an overlock or by zigzagging. Pin and stitch in place. Press the seams open.
Pin the sleeve cap at the armhole, right sides of the fabric together. The marking at the middle of the sleeve cap matches with the shoulder seam. The single marking indicates the front, the double one the back. Make sure that the side seam of the sleeve is placed nicely at the side seam of front and back. Stitch in place and finish the seams together with an overlock or by zigzagging. Press towards the sleeve.
Pin the side seams of the jacket and sleeve with the right sides together. Make sure that the seam allowances of the sleeves are facing in the right direction. Stitch the entire length of sleeve and jacket. Trim the round corner of the armhole. Finish the seams together with an overlock or by zigzagging. Press the seam allowances towards the back.
Finish the shoulder seams of the front facing and the second piece of the ‘back center’ with an overlock or by zigzagging. We’ll call the second piece of the ‘back center’ the ‘back facing’ from now on. Pin the shoulder seams with the right sides together and stitch. Press open.
Finish the outer edges of the facing pieces with an overlock or by zigzagging, or use binding, as in this example.
Pin the facing to the jacket, right sides together. Stitch all around. Trim the corners and the rounding of the neckline nicely so the fabric won’t pull at it. Finish the seams together with an overlock or by zigzagging.
Stitch the seam allowances of the front and facing to the facing at 2 mm from the seam. Start at the hem and stitch until the waist seam. Do the same at the back facing between the shoulder seams. Press nicely flat.
Pin the seam allowance of the back facing to the seam allowance of the back center, wrong sides together (the dividing seams + waist seam). Stitch in place in the seam allowance, just next to the previous stitching line. Start and end as far as possible. Make sure to only stitch in the seam allowances and not through the outer layer of the back.
Press the hem of the sleeve 1 cm and then another 4 cm to the inside. Pin and stitch all around just next to the edge.
Press the hem of the jacket and the front facing 1 cm to the wrong side. Fold the front facing to the right side of the jacket and stitch both together at 4 cm parallel with the hem, without counting the pressed centimeter. Turn the corner to the right side.
Press the rest of the hem of the jacket 4 cm to the wrong side. Stitch all around just next to the edge, front facing included.
Give your new jacket a nice press.
All done!
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